i thought a sortie was a bombing radi..

and here is a blurb about the movie mentioned above..
FESTIVAL EXPRESS.
"Should rightfully take its place in rock history as one of the great
performance films of all time.' Richard James Havis, HOLLYWOOD REPORTER.
In 1970, a train journeyed across Canada carrying some of the greatest rock
bands of the time. Janis Joplin, The Band, The Grateful Dead, Delaney &
Bonnie, Buddy Guy, Ian & Sylvia and others lived (and partied) together for
five days, giving concerts where and when they stopped.
Festival Express was planned as a festival with a difference -- it would be
portable. The artists would be showcased at festival sites spanning the
breadth of the Canadian heartland, from Toronto to Calgary -- and
transportation was by chartered train. This proved to be a stroke of
genius, indelibly stamping the event with an aura of magic.
see SF Chronicle Review at
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2004/07/23/DDG257QUIA1.DTL

I remember hearing about one fellow who could have been in that train video, or at least i heard he made music on trains in canada..He was
drowned in a flash flood in the south west (TX, Ariz, N.Mex?) a few years back....any one know who i mean?